About Mark

• Born in Bristol but now residing in Manchester.
• Trained actor.
• Former Director of Marketing at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.
• Author of With Friends Like These,They Started Here!, The World of Crime (with Peter Riley) and Lights, Camera, Location!
• Former editor of Fourmost Magazine, On The Air Magazine, Summer Wine Special, The Good Old Daysand regular contributor to Lancashire Life, Lancashire Magazine and Cheshire Life.
• Over 30 years of lecturing on the history of Coronation Street.
• Member of the British Music Hall Society, Ambassador for Tameside Pulmonary Fibrosis Support, Patron of Guide Bridge Theatre, Life Member of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery.
• Author of over a dozen pantomimes.
  
• Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Freeman of Highgate and High Sheriff of Greater Manchester 2026/27

Twitter: @markllewellin3.  Facebook: Mark Llewellin

Born in Bristol, Mark studied drama in Yorkshire, worked in London and now lives and works in Greater Manchester.

His career has included a varied rosta of work - actor, writer, voice-over artist, broadcaster, TV presenter, garden centre owner, business consultant - and cemetery tour guide.

His late partner was actor Roy Barraclough MBE who is best remembered as Coronation Street's pub landlord Alec Gilroy and Les Dawson's comedy partner - the Cissie to his Ada.

He has worked with everyone from Ken Dodd to Kim Woodburn, Postman Pat to Barbara Knox, Angelina Ballerina to a team of very randy, real reindeers ....